Wine Filtering Question

Cajun_Tiger33 · Feb 4, 2015

Im new to wine making and I currently have 15 gallons of crushed grape wine kits going right now.

Im looking into getting a filtering system and I figured I would get the canister type since I could use it for wine and beer. Ive read that you used CO2 to push the fine through the filter.

My question is, has anyone ever tried to attach a chugger pump to it and use that to pump the wine through the filter instead of using CO2?

DoctorCAD · Feb 5, 2015

Filters take a lot of pressure. Doesn't a chugger pump have high flow but low pressure?

I use vacuum in the receiving carboy to "pull" my wines through.

Cajun_Tiger33 · Feb 5, 2015

How do you create a vaccum?

WI_Wino · Feb 5, 2015

Cajun_Tiger33 said:
How do you create a vaccum?

I think he's talking about a vacuum pump. I have this one: http://allinonewinepump.com/

I use it for bottling beer/wine and racking wine. I racked beer with it once and it pulled out a lot of the carbonation and foamed it up pretty good.

DoctorCAD · Feb 5, 2015

WI_Wino said:
I think he's talking about a vacuum pump. I have this one: http://allinonewinepump.com/

I use it for bottling beer/wine and racking wine. I racked beer with it once and it pulled out a lot of the carbonation and foamed it up pretty good.

Yep...best tool for winemaking...ever!